Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of male TB patients who were lost to follow-up compared with males who successfully completed treatment in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, India, from May 2014 to December 2017 (n = 425)
| LTFU,* N = 82 | Non-LTFU,* N = 343 | Total,† N = 425 | P-valuloss to follow-up‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 46.9 (11.7) | 45.4 (13.9) | 45.7 (13.5) | < 0.001 |
| Marital status, n (%) | 0.013 | |||
| Married/living together | 63 (19.5) | 260 (80.5) | 323 (76.8) | |
| Never married | 7 (10.8) | 58 (89.2) | 65 (15.3) | |
| Separated/divorced | 8 (47.1) | 9 (52.9) | 17 (4.0) | |
| Widowed | 4 (20.0) | 16 (80.0) | 20 (4.7) | |
| Caste,§ n (%) | 0.61 | |||
| Scheduled caste/tribe | 24 (21.2) | 89 (78.8) | 113 (26.6) | |
| Other backward caste | 58 (18.9) | 249 (81.1) | 307 (72.2) | |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Religion, n (%) | 0.18 | |||
| Christianity | 5 (19.2) | 21 (80.8) | 26 (6.1) | |
| Hinduism | 76 (20.2) | 300 (79.8) | 376 (88.5) | |
| Islam | 1 (4.4) | 22 (95.7) | 23 (5.4) | |
| Location, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Puducherry | 39 (14.1) | 238 (85.9) | 277 (65.2) | |
| Tamil Nadu | 43 (29.1) | 105 (70.9) | 148 (34.8) | |
| Household monthly income, n (%) | 0.065 | |||
| > Rs 10,000 (> $148) | 6 (9.8) | 55 (90.2) | 61 (14.4) | |
| Rs 5,001–10,000 ($74–$148) | 28 (18.8) | 121 (81.2) | 149 (35.1) | |
| Rs 3,000–5,000 ($44–$74) | 31 (20.4) | 121 (79.6) | 152 (35.8) | |
| < Rs 3,000 (< $44) | 17 (30.9) | 38 (69.1) | 55 (12.9) | |
| Do not know | 0 (0.0) | 7 (100.0) | 7 (1.7) | |
| Refused to answer | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Food insecurity,‖ n = 422 (%) | 0.18 | |||
| Food secure | 64 (17.8) | 296 (82.2) | 360 (85.3) | |
| Mildly food insecure | 7 (35.0) | 13 (65.0) | 20 (4.7) | |
| Moderately food insecure | 2 (18.2) | 9 (81.8) | 11 (2.6) | |
| Severely food insecure | 8 (25.8) | 23 (74.2) | 31 (7.4) | |
| Multi-dimensional poverty,¶ n = 422 (%) | 0.11 | |||
| Not poor | 20 (14.7) | 116 (85.3) | 136 (32.2) | |
| Poor | 61 (21.3) | 225 (78.7) | 286 (67.8) | |
| Maternal education,# n = 400 (%) | 0.11 | |||
| None | 68 (21.2) | 253 (78.8) | 321 (80.3) | |
| Some | 10 (12.7) | 69 (87.3) | 79 (19.8) |
Percentages are reported as row percentages.
Percentages are reported as column percentage.
P-values from Fisher’s exact tests for categorical variables, and t-tests for age.
Scheduled caste refers to the lowest caste whose members are among the most disadvantaged populations. Other backward caste is not only ranked above scheduled castes/tribes but also consists of disadvantaged population.
Food insecurity was assessed by the household food insecurity access scale.
Multidimensional poverty was defined as having the MPI deprivation score ≥ 33%.
Maternal education was defined as subject’s mother having or never attended school.